In a small town north of Atlanta, GA, I grew up in a creative home where I developed a love for making things alongside my family. I understand that art and creation in the context of a sincere and loving community causes simply better work than if one were alone. This idea continued in my life as I moved to West Palm Beach, FL for my undergrad degree. I was challenged to love, create, and live with strangers who quickly became family, and I know that even my artwork and imagination grew as a result of these relationships.
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In a small town north of Atlanta, GA, I grew up in a creative home where I developed a love for making things alongside my family. I understand that art and creation in the context of a sincere and loving community causes simply better work than if one were alone. This idea continued in my life as I moved to West Palm Beach, FL for my undergrad degree. I was challenged to love, create, and live with strangers who quickly became family, and I know that even my artwork and imagination grew as a result of these relationships. Though, the greatest catalyst for my imagination is the Creator Himself- who is just, merciful, and my deepest and most near company.
As I have grown as a person and as an artist, I am learning slowly but surely what I have been wired to do- what I instinctively enjoy. It seems that my inspiration, my peace, that satisfaction that is so hard to come by, is most evident when I am creating environments in which people are so gently forced to interact with their surroundings in a deep and meaningful way. This kind of creative environment can happen in all sorts of ways- whether an event, an art exhibition, an interactive art installation, or even how a home is set up.
As for the facts, in 2008, I graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a degree in Biblical Studies and a minor in Studio Art. While attending there, I was given a beautiful opportunity to travel with teams of artists during the summers with a non-profit art organization to Northern Africa and later to Western Asia. After graduating, I worked as a display artist, buyer, and sales associate at The Paisley Farmhouse- a contemporary, country chic retail home store in Milton, GA. Now, living in Raleigh, NC, I work as a sign artist for Trader Joe's. I create in-store advertisements by hand everyday, alongside two other very talented artists. I also run a small extension of the The Paisley Farmhouse business in Wake Forest, NC.
